Phish, Mumford & Sons and More Join Forest Hills Arena’s 2025 Show Season

Authorities with Forest Hills Arena in New york city have actually effectively conserved their 2025 show season from cancellation and revealed a slate of shows at the arena that starts with a performance on Saturday night (May 31) from British band Bloc Celebration.

NYPD authorities had actually initially decided not to award the AEG-managed center– which functions as a tennis arena in Queens’ Forest Hills area– its functional authorization following grievances from next-door neighbors. However, a compromise strategy was revealed in April that permitted 20 set up programs to go on as prepared, as long as the music location at the West Side Tennis Club consented to handle particular street closures and consent to a selection of sound limitations and night curfews, according to public files.

Forest Hills is well-known for both its function in tennis and rock-and-roll, functioning as the home of the 1950 International Tennis competition where Althea Gibson ended up being the very first Black professional athlete to complete in a professional tennis competition. Forest Hills likewise hosted significant performances in the 1960s and 1970s by The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan..

This year, arena authorities released a brand-new cutting-edge stereo at Forest Hills from French speaker producer L-Acoustics, with acoustic style and setup from Rat Noise’s Dave “Rat” Levine. The brand-new system “will boost fans’ experiences while considerably lowering offsite noise into the area,” a news release revealing the 2025 season checks out. “Forest Hills Arena’s dedication to both extraordinary live music and being an accountable next-door neighbor is shown through the setup of our innovative PA system. This ingenious innovation provides crystal-clear sound quality while managing and lessening sound proliferation into the surrounding neighborhood.”

Arena authorities have actually likewise revealed the arena’s 2025 food suppliers, drawing from a large choice of regional favorites from the city’s 5 districts. Suppliers consist of Korean fried chicken from Queens’ Rokstar Chicken, Cantonese-American tastes from Chinatown’s Meal Club, brisket, pulled-pork, and more from Brooklyn’s Bradfords barbeque, Greek food from Forest Hills’ Nick’s Restaurant, meat, vegetarian and vegan hoagies from Forest Hills’ Stacked Sandwich Store, and Mexican from Forest Hills organization 5 Burro coffee shop.

Examine Forest Hills Arena’s complete 2025 schedule listed below: